Bottle-stopper and fastener



(No Model.) 0 G IMLAY BOTTLE STOPPER AND FASTENER.

Patented May 13, 1890.

wi/bmmo 'UNITED STATES ATENT CHARLES GORDON IMLAY, OF CAMDEN, NEWJERSEY.

BOTTLE-STOPPER AND FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,576, dated May 13,1890.

Application filed February 19, 1890. Serial No. 341,009. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,- CHARLES GORDON IM- LAY, a citizen of Camden, in thecounty of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers and Fasteners; and I do herebydeclare-the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains, to make and use the same. I

7 My invention relates to an improvementin bottle-stopper fasteners, andmore particularly to such as are used to seal the mouths of bottlescontaining carbonated liquids, the object of the invention being toprovide an improved bottle-sto pper and fastening therefor which can beattached to any bottle of the general character above mentioned.

A further object is to so construct a bottlestopper fastener that thebottle may be readily filled by the use of machinery commonly employedfor filling bottles without inconvenience to the operator of suchmachine.

A further object is to provide a bottlestopper fastener which shall besimple, cheap, and durable in construction and effective in operation.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of myimprovementapplied to a bottle with the stopper in place over the mouth thereof.Fig. 1 is a sectional View. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the stopperremoved from the mouth of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a plan View of thedevice. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the stopper. Fig. 5 is a view of amodification.

A represents the neck of a bottle, having a tie-wire B encircling thesame immediately beneath the shoulder or enlarged portion of the month,said tie-wire having formed there in at diametrically-opposite sides ofthe neck loops a, the free ends of said tie-wire being twisted togetherat apoint in close proximity to one of the loops and made to produce astop I), for a purpose hereinafter explained. A U shaped bail O isprovided at its free ends with inwardly-prejecting toes 0, adapted toenter the loops or eyes a and be thus pivotally connected with saidtie-wire, and carried by this bail is a stopper D. The stopper I)comprises a metallic disk made flat on its top surface and provided inits under face with a recess, in which a soft-rubber washer or packing(Z is inserted. Integral ears E are made at diametrically-opposite sidesof the stopper and provided with elongated perforations e, through whichthe bail is adapted to loosely pass.

Instead of making the stopper D of metal and providing it with integralperforated ears E, said stopper may be made of hard rubber, glass, orothersuitable material. In such case (or even when the stopper is madeof metal, if desired) the stopper will be made perfectly round andprovided 011 its top with a recess, in which a metallic plate D will beinserted and secured to the stopper, said plate proj ecting at its endsbeyond the stopper, and in these outwardly-projecting ends elongatedslots or perforations are made for the passage of the bail C, as aboveexplained. In this manner a very light substantial stopper will beproduced, and at the same time one which will be ornamental inappearance; and, further, the slots in the ears being elongated, asabove explained, it will be seen that a defective stopper can be readilyremoved and a new stopper substituted bysimply withdrawing the toes ofthe bail from the loops in the tiewire, and that this operation may beperformed in a few seconds.

Connected with the horizontal portion f of the bail O is aclamping-lever F, preferably made of a single piece of wire. In formingthe lever F a piece of suitable-size wire is first bent upon itself, andthen this double Wire is bent at right angles and the free endsseparated, as shown in Fig. 3. The free ends of the wire are next bentbackwardly to produce curved or cam faces g, and at the extremities bothportions of the lever are formed into loops 71, adapted to looselyembrace the horizontal portion of the. bail 0.

Assuming now that the parts are in thepositions shown inFig. 2 and itisdesiredto close the bottle, the bail will be swung upwardly until itengages the stop I), at which point the stopper D will drop squarelyupon the mouth of the bottle. The lever is then turned and the curved orcam faces g made to engage the flat top of the stopper and force saidstopper down firmly upon the inouth of the bottle. The lever now beingfurther turned until a portion thereof lies parallel with'the stopper,the cams Q will have passed the portion f of the bail and the stopperwill be tightly locked to the bottle. WVhen the plate D, abovedescribed, is employed, the lever F will engage this plate and not thestopper proper, thus relieving the stopper from wear.

Usually a clamp-stopper swings both ways with the bail, which istroublesome and requires time to adjust. This is avoided by the stop I),which allows the bail to move in but one direction and only just farenough to permit the stopper to fall over the mouth of the bottle.

By constructing the stopper and fastener as above described the bottlesmay be filled with rapidity by use of machines commonly employed forthis purpose, and when filled can be quickly and securely sealed.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bottle-stopper fastener, the combination, with a tie-wire havingloops formed therein at diametrically-oppositc points and having itsends twisted together to form a stop, the latter being located near oneof the loops, and a bail the ends of which extend into the loops andadapted to bear against the stop when in the proper position, of astopper having loose connection with the bail, and a clamping-leverpivoted on the bail and adapted to bear 011 the stopper, substantiallyas set forth.

2. In a bottle-stopper fastener, the combination, with a tie-wire havingloops formed therein at diametrically-opposite points and having itsends twisted together to form a stop, the latter being located near oneof the loops, and a bail the ends of which extend into the loopsandadapted to bear against the stops when in the proper position,,ot astopper having an elastic lower surface and ears on its sides, withperforations or slots therein to receive the bail, and a clamping-leverpivoted on the bail and adapted to bear on the stopper, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence ofthe subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES GORDON IMLAY.

Vitnesses:

JosHUA E. HORTON, WM. M. TENNIsWooD, NEWELL IMLAY.

